Tretmühle
German, noun/ˈtreːtˌmyːlə/
Tretmühle is spelled T-R-E-T-M-Ü-H-L-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 101,039th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tretmühle is a German feminine noun meaning “treadwheel, treadmill, a grain crusher constructed to be driven by feet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Mühle, die über ein Tretwerk, ein Tretrad oder eine Tretscheibe von menschlicher oder tierischer Muskelkraft…”.
What does Tretmühle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetreadwheel, treadmill, a grain crusher constructed to be driven by feet
- 2
colloquialfemininea recurring monotonous work
- 3
feminineproscribedtreadmill as a fitness device to run upon
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mühle, die über ein Tretwerk, ein Tretrad oder eine Tretscheibe von menschlicher oder tierischer Muskelkraft betrieben wurde 2. ein immer gleicher Tagesablauf, die Tagesroutine oder eine monotone Arbeit
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Tretmühle
- Tretmühlen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tretmühle?
- /ˈtreːtˌmyːlə/
- [ˈtʁeːtˌmyːlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Tretmühle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Tretmühle in German?
Tretmühle appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).